Lawman (1971)

Lawman (1971)

He gave the West justice right up to its neck... then rammed more down its throat.

Release Date: 1971, March 11
Directors: Michael Winner
Countries: United States of America
Production: Scimitar Films, United Artists, United Artists
Cast: Robert Duvall, Madeleine Taylor Holmes, Burt Lancaster, Robert Ryan, Roy Engel, Lee J. Cobb, Richard Jordan, Wilford Brimley, Joseph Wiseman, Walter Brooke, Charles Tyner, Ralph Waite

Overview:

While passing through the town of Bannock, a bunch of drunken cattlemen go overboard with their celebrating and accidentally kill an old man with a stray shot. They return home to Sabbath unaware of his death. Bannock lawman Jered Maddox later arrives there to arrest everyone involved on a charge of murder. Sabbath is run by land baron Vince Bronson, a benevolent despot, who, upon hearing of the death, offers restitution for the incident.